Thursday, 1 August 2013

Busy, Busy Week!

It's been a busy week at Dottie HQ.........
 
First there was the amazing Secret Vintage Fair, which was held in the former Grand Theatre in Colchester High Street. It is now a night club, but retains many of it's original Edwardian features.
 
We met some lovely people, heard some great music, and generally had a wonderful day!
 
Hatcheck Honeys

Vintage Clothing

 Beautiful Plaster Mouldings
 

Vintage Bags

Vintiquity

Mini Shops in the VIP Booths!

Dottie's Tote Bags

Dottie's Stall

Prints by Lauren Kelly

Lauren Kelly
 
Then it was back to work, preparing to move into my teeny new shop.....
 
 
We set up today, and a selection of my products will now be available 6 days a week at GO4 Market Café right in the centre of Colchester
 
 
Trinity Church - GO4 Market Cafe 

Dottie Dollie in GO4 Market Cafe

Interior of GO4 Market Café
 
The café is located in the oldest church in Colchester, serves amazing food, coffee, cake and ice-cream and really is the place to go if you love the unusual!
 
It's packed with vintage & handmade goods, and has what I'm sure are the friendliest traders in Town!
 
 Lesley's Girls Vintage
 
 What's Your Tale Nightingale?
 

 Eclectic Visage
 

Trinity Bookshop

Handmade Beaded Jewellery
 
Tomorrow I'll be having a pop up stall in the Market Café, then it will be time to update the long neglected Etsy Shop. I feel like I've done so many events this month that the virtual shop has suffered a little, but keep your eyes peeled next week, as I plan to make amends!
 
 
 


Friday, 19 July 2013

Go, go, go!!!

It's all go here today, last minute stall planning,
 
 
manic list writing, and packing....
 
And another new product ready for tomorrow's fair in Long Melford, Dottie's first greetings cards!
 
 
They are blank inside, for your own message, and have images of some of my brooches on the front. Featuring puffins, dollies and kewpies, maybe some will make it into my Etsy shop next week.
 

Thursday, 18 July 2013

We Are Handmade

This Saturday I will be trading for the first time at We Are Handmade in the beautiful Suffolk village of Long Melford
 
I've spent the week working hard, revamping my stall furniture....
 
 
and getting together some great new goodies to put on it.......
 
Lilac Flamingo Pin Brooches

Scooter, Doodle Dog, Dolly Dingle & Robin Hood pin Brooches

Doodle Dog Pendant
 
My worktable this morning....
 
Of course there will be tote bags, Dollie face brooches and dolls on my stall too, and I'm sure there will be cake!
 
Long Melford is a beautiful place to spend a sunny day, so I hope to meet lots of new people there!